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ArtsQuest Plans Exclusive 4th of July Fireworks Party
The ArtsQuest Fourth of July Fireworks Party is for guests 21 and older, who will have exclusive access to the Musikfest Café and the Wind Creek Deck for a front row seat for the city’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration starting at 7 p.m.. Est. Read Time: <...
Northampton Co. Festival Accepting Vendor Applications
This year’s festival will feature live entertainment, food and beverage vendors, craft and retail vendors, and a special 2:45 p.m. award ceremony recognizing county workers, public safety employees, veterans, outstanding young people and others. Est. Read Time: < 1 min. Mark your calendars! The Northampton County Festival is returning...
Program providing free lunches to children returns to Allentown and Quakertown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A program providing free lunches in Allentown and Quakertown to children is returning this summer. For the sixth consecutive year, the St. Luke’s Summer Meals Program will be providing the lunches to ensure every child in need has access to nutritious meals during the summer months, according to a news release from St. Luke's University Health Network.
A Lehigh County bridge is about to close due to structural failure. Its replacement won’t be completed for 2-3 years.
Commuters in Slatington will have to take detours for several years after the Walnut Street Bridge going over Trout Creek closes for replacement Monday. PennDOT will likely need two to three years and about $7.5 million to replace the county-owned bridge, the components of which are failing structurally, according to a Lehigh County news release Wednesday. Bids for construction will ...
Slatington's Walnut Street Bridge to close starting Monday
SLATINGTON, Pa. — A bridge in Slatington Borough, Lehigh County, will be closed beginning Monday, June 10. According to a Lehigh County press release, the Walnut Street Bridge — located over Trout Creek and Factory Street — will be closed "until such time as the bridge replacement project has been completed."
Things to do in the Lehigh Valley for free this summer
The kids are out of school, and pretty soon they’ll utter the phrase parents are all too familiar with: “I’m bored.” Keeping them occupied, however, shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. From summer concerts to movies in the park, here is a list of free things to do in the Lehigh Valley and beyond this summer. FESTIVALS Sabor Latin Festival: ArtsQuest’s celebration of the region’s Latino culture ...
Lehigh Valley food safety inspections: Old meat, fungal floor drain, unfettered hair
Here are the food safety inspection reports from Lehigh and Northampton counties, conducted the week of May 26. Each week, we highlight the inspection reports provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The department performs the inspections in many areas, while some municipalities such as Allentown and Bethlehem conduct their own inspections. All establishments are inspected ...
Paw Prints on the Canal| PHOTOS
Eddie Reilly takes a break in the shade with his son Phoenix, 3, and dog Violet Sunday, June 9, 2024, during Paw Prints on the Canal in Northampton. The event was a fundraiser to benefit the Northampton Borough Police Department K9 Unit.
Nypd Busts Whitehall Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette
Police stopped Alibay Barkley, 55, of Whitehall, PA, in a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette with an obstructed license plates that didn't match the car, at East 140 St. and Third Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, the NYPD said. An investigation found that Barkley had a loaded gun and that...
610 Day celebrates what makes Lehigh Valley unique
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A celebration took place in the Lehigh Valley Monday. June 10 is 610 Day, an excuse to celebrate everything that makes our region unique. "I love the culture, the music, the hospitality, people so outgoing, friendly," said Annete Ortiz of Whitehall. 610 became the region's area code...
Dixie Cup project up for review. Vote expected on 34-home development. | Lehigh Valley government watch
Here is a look at some government and other community news across the Lehigh Valley region for the week beginning Monday, June 10. WILSON BOROUGH | Borough council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers, 2040 Hay Terrace. Borough solicitor Stan Margle said last week that a hearing is expected on the project to redevelop the former Dixie Cup factory. Plans are in the works to convert the abandoned plant into 405 apartments with a pet-friendly bar on the first floor.
Life Church has grown to 7 houses of worship, 5,000 members in Lehigh Valley. As founders hand off full-time duties, here’s what’s next.
In the 3½ decades since the Revs. Randy and Maribel Landis began their congregation, Life Church has undergone changes in outreach, demographics and growth. From beginning in 1990 with services in a former hotel, and later renting a large, renovated warehouse in Whitehall Township for services, the church now has six locations in Lehigh, Northampton and Berks counties that serve about 5,000 ...
Analysis Finds Patterns in Allentown Parking Tickets | WDIY Local News
In early May, the Morning Call published an article about the steady but dramatic increase in parking tickets in the city of Allentown between 2022 and 2023. The Lehigh Valley Justice Institute (LVJI), a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization examining the criminal justice system, conducted a study in response to look deeper into claims of higher ticketing rates.
Juneteenth Celebrations in the Lehigh Valley
Celebrated annually on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Find out how local businesses and organizations are honoring the holiday below. Nkasso’s Juneteenth Celebration. Celebrate Juneteenth with an unforgettable culinary experience at Nkasso on Friday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m....
PSP chase ends with fatal crash
CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is confirmed dead after a police chase on Thursday. State police say 20-year-old Matthew Strepp of Lehighton died at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital after he succumbed to injuries suffered from a police chase resulting in a crash on Thursday State police report a 10-mile chase involving troopers ended […]
Former Mack Trucks CEO Jack Curcio dies at 90
A former president and CEO of Mack Trucks has died. Jack Curcio was 90 years old. Curcio took the helm of Mack Trucks in the 1980s. He led the company during a turbulent time when part of its operations moved from the Lehigh Valley to South Carolina. During his time...
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